Archives - December, 2019



19 Dec 19

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The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there would be very little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be working the other way around, with the awful market conditions creating a bigger desire to gamble, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the situation.

For nearly all of the citizens surviving on the tiny local wages, there are two established types of gaming, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of hitting are surprisingly small, but then the prizes are also extremely large. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the concept that many don’t buy a ticket with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is centered on one of the local or the United Kingston football leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, look after the very rich of the nation and travelers. Until recently, there was a incredibly large sightseeing industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected violence have carved into this trade.

Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain gaming tables, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Seeing as that the economy has deflated by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and bloodshed that has come about, it is not well-known how healthy the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will carry on until things get better is merely not known.







14 Dec 19

I have been wagering online or at brick and mortar gambling dens for a good many years. I have determined, the addiction can grab a hold of you and you won’t even see it up till you are broke. Markedly if you are on a run. I have been through countless thousands of dollars in just a little period of time and even still on occasion, I sometimes go too long. It feels like you are only having fun up till you make a choice to consider your loss and the anguish sets in, and then you keep telling yourself "I could earn it back" ad infinitum. It never works. Then you get sick to your abdomen and the more you attempt the faster you give away.

When you discover that you are in the black, Remain in the Black! When you start to squander, don’t inform yourself, "well just one more" and again and again, believe in me, this scheme almost never ever functions. Say you are gambling on slot machines, have a value set aside ahead of starting your betting. DO NOT exceed this cap, regardless of how tempting. If you happen to gain, put the winnings in a separate pot. Do not wager your payouts at any cost. After you have played through your beginning set cutoff, stop. Back off, regardless if it’s online or in a real life gambling hall, don’t stay at the tables or machines. Always keep in mind, there no doubt will be another day, other times. Clearly, this tactic usually will function for any casino game that you play, be it bingo, poker, electronic poker, keno, 21 or any other casino game.

Remember, gambling is supposed to be FUN not backbreaking, appalling work! If you are not having fun yourself, you do not belong there. If you cannot afford the squanderings, don’t even start.